Microsoft Word is one of the most critical pieces of a legal professional's toolkit. Understanding the overall layout of Word, different toolbars, and managing file versions is a great start to getting the most out of one of today's most popular office programs.

In this session we will cover:

Toolbars & Menus

Creating a new document

Formatting a document: Margins, Headers, Footers & Pagination

Formatting text: Fonts, Spacing, Paragraphs

Moving text: Block, Move & Copy

Searching within a document; Find & Replace

Grammar & Spellcheck Tools

Saving documents: Save, Save As, Save to PDF

Printing options

Microsoft Word 2013 will be used in the training (although the functionality and interface are primarily the same in the 2007 and 2010 versions), and a wifi connection will be available.

This will be a hands' on session. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops.

In Person: Registrations for attending programs in-person must be received 3 hours prior to the start of the program or a $10 on-site registration fee will apply. All cancellations for in-person attendance must be received in writing 24-hours prior to the seminar to receive a refund (fax 312-554-2054 or email seminars@chicagobar.org). CLEAdvantage members who do not cancel in-person registration in writing 24-hours prior to the seminar will be subject to a $15 cancellation fee.

Webcast: Registrations for attending a program via live webcast must be completed online prior to the publicized start time of the webcast. Persons registering for webcasts can view webcasts as live or archived events. Cancellations for webcast registrations from non-CLE Advantage members must be received in writing 24-hours prior to the seminar to receive a refund (fax 312-554-2054 or email seminars@chicagobar.org).

Materials for all seminars will be available to download or print under the CLE tab. You must be registered for the seminar and logged into the website to access the materials. Hard copies of materials will be available at seminars if they are pre-ordered at an additional cost of $25 per seminar. (CLE Advantage members are required to pay this fee to receive hard copies of seminar materials.)